[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
I've always used "lines of four go forward and back" for most 4x4 dances. On Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 09:02 Tony Parkes via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi, Seth and all… Two points: > > > > 1. I’m aware that a lot of folks use “long lines” as shorthand for “long > lines forward and back.” It bugs me, but that’s probably just my age and > eccentricity. But I humbly submit that in a 4x4, where there are fewer > conventions – things taken for granted – than in a longways, it’s helpful > to spell out as much as possible. > > > > 2. Do you really mean “long lines forward and back,” not “forward and back > up and down the hall”? The former call is so unusual in 4x4s (in fact, I > don’t think I’ve encountered it before) that I think it merits a note below > the description. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony > > > > Tony Parkes > > Billerica, Mass. > > www.hands4.com > > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > > (available now) > > > > > > *From:* Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:09 PM > *To:* Caller's discussion list > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration > > > > Hello Callers. > > > > Update on the dance previously presented. Thank you Bill Baritompa for the > suggestion to switch to left hand waves. Much more satisfying! Thank you > Tanya for the naming feedback. > > > > Title: Two for Tea* > > Author: Seth Tepfer > > Formation: 4x4 > > A1: Long lines (8), in fours, Right hand chain to neighbor (8) > > A2: Same person DSD (8), Neighbor swing (8) > > B1: in fours, balance the ring (4), petronella spin to a wave of two - > give neighbor LEFT hand to form short waves of two people; balance (4), > "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4) > > B2: balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4); left hand > dancer turn around and partner swing; end swing facing original direction > and new couples progressed and on the other side of the 4-some > > > > Note: > >- At the start of the dance, identify your traveling buddy of the >opposite role. This is your shadow. When doing the circulate two think of >the direction you are facing as a racetrack or a paperclip - if you get to >the end you will loop to your left to continue. You will end up in the >place of the 2 people in front of you. You will pass 3 people and take the >hand of the 4th. If you loop, looping counts as passing one person. >When you remake the wave of two, the person you take left hands with is >your shadow, > > *Please note new name and discard previous name of the dance. > > > > Link to video that will help describe the dance: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1daSO086UwpoRA-J3C2j2jN2uQkwQGN4n/view?usp=sharing > >- We only had 8 people, so after partner swing, we faced back in to >repeat the dance. Normally after partner swing you would face your original >direction to have new couples to play with. >- The musician was playing "Softly Good Tummas' on a lark and because >it is such a fabulous tune. That tune is not requisite for the dance. > > > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > ___ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
Lines of four, forward and back. JimOn Oct 18, 2022, at 9:39 AM, Joe Harrington via Contra Callers wrote:Short lines forward and back! :-)—jh—On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 9:02 AM Tony Parkes via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi, Seth and all… Two points: 1. I’m aware that a lot of folks use “long lines” as shorthand for “long lines forward and back.” It bugs me, but that’s probably just my age and eccentricity. But I humbly submit that in a 4x4, where there are fewer conventions – things taken for granted – than in a longways, it’s helpful to spell out as much as possible. 2. Do you really mean “long lines forward and back,” not “forward and back up and down the hall”? The former call is so unusual in 4x4s (in fact, I don’t think I’ve encountered it before) that I think it merits a note below the description. Cheers, Tony Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century (available now) From: Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:09 PM To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Subject: [Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration Hello Callers. Update on the dance previously presented. Thank you Bill Baritompa for the suggestion to switch to left hand waves. Much more satisfying! Thank you Tanya for the naming feedback. Title: Two for Tea* Author: Seth Tepfer Formation: 4x4 A1: Long lines (8), in fours, Right hand chain to neighbor (8) A2: Same person DSD (8), Neighbor swing (8) B1: in fours, balance the ring (4), petronella spin to a wave of two - give neighbor LEFT hand to form short waves of two people; balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4) B2: balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4); left hand dancer turn around and partner swing; end swing facing original direction and new couples progressed and on the other side of the 4-some Note: At the start of the dance, identify your traveling buddy of the opposite role. This is your shadow. When doing the circulate two think of the direction you are facing as a racetrack or a paperclip - if you get to the end you will loop to your left to continue. You will end up in the place of the 2 people in front of you. You will pass 3 people and take the hand of the 4th. If you loop, looping counts as passing one person. When you remake the wave of two, the person you take left hands with is your shadow, *Please note new name and discard previous name of the dance. Link to video that will help describe the dance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1daSO086UwpoRA-J3C2j2jN2uQkwQGN4n/view?usp=sharing We only had 8 people, so after partner swing, we faced back in to repeat the dance. Normally after partner swing you would face your original direction to have new couples to play with. The musician was playing "Softly Good Tummas' on a lark and because it is such a fabulous tune. That tune is not requisite for the dance. Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net ___Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.netTo unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
Short lines forward and back! :-) —jh— On Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 9:02 AM Tony Parkes via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi, Seth and all… Two points: > > > > 1. I’m aware that a lot of folks use “long lines” as shorthand for “long > lines forward and back.” It bugs me, but that’s probably just my age and > eccentricity. But I humbly submit that in a 4x4, where there are fewer > conventions – things taken for granted – than in a longways, it’s helpful > to spell out as much as possible. > > > > 2. Do you really mean “long lines forward and back,” not “forward and back > up and down the hall”? The former call is so unusual in 4x4s (in fact, I > don’t think I’ve encountered it before) that I think it merits a note below > the description. > > > > Cheers, > > Tony > > > > Tony Parkes > > Billerica, Mass. > > www.hands4.com > > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > > (available now) > > > > > > *From:* Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:09 PM > *To:* Caller's discussion list > *Subject:* [Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration > > > > Hello Callers. > > > > Update on the dance previously presented. Thank you Bill Baritompa for the > suggestion to switch to left hand waves. Much more satisfying! Thank you > Tanya for the naming feedback. > > > > Title: Two for Tea* > > Author: Seth Tepfer > > Formation: 4x4 > > A1: Long lines (8), in fours, Right hand chain to neighbor (8) > > A2: Same person DSD (8), Neighbor swing (8) > > B1: in fours, balance the ring (4), petronella spin to a wave of two - > give neighbor LEFT hand to form short waves of two people; balance (4), > "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4) > > B2: balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4); left hand > dancer turn around and partner swing; end swing facing original direction > and new couples progressed and on the other side of the 4-some > > > > Note: > >- At the start of the dance, identify your traveling buddy of the >opposite role. This is your shadow. When doing the circulate two think of >the direction you are facing as a racetrack or a paperclip - if you get to >the end you will loop to your left to continue. You will end up in the >place of the 2 people in front of you. You will pass 3 people and take the >hand of the 4th. If you loop, looping counts as passing one person. >When you remake the wave of two, the person you take left hands with is >your shadow, > > *Please note new name and discard previous name of the dance. > > > > Link to video that will help describe the dance: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1daSO086UwpoRA-J3C2j2jN2uQkwQGN4n/view?usp=sharing > >- We only had 8 people, so after partner swing, we faced back in to >repeat the dance. Normally after partner swing you would face your original >direction to have new couples to play with. >- The musician was playing "Softly Good Tummas' on a lark and because >it is such a fabulous tune. That tune is not requisite for the dance. > > > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > ___ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
Hi, Seth and all... Two points: 1. I'm aware that a lot of folks use "long lines" as shorthand for "long lines forward and back." It bugs me, but that's probably just my age and eccentricity. But I humbly submit that in a 4x4, where there are fewer conventions - things taken for granted - than in a longways, it's helpful to spell out as much as possible. 2. Do you really mean "long lines forward and back," not "forward and back up and down the hall"? The former call is so unusual in 4x4s (in fact, I don't think I've encountered it before) that I think it merits a note below the description. Cheers, Tony Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com<http://www.hands4.com/> New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century (available now) From: Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 10:09 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration Hello Callers. Update on the dance previously presented. Thank you Bill Baritompa for the suggestion to switch to left hand waves. Much more satisfying! Thank you Tanya for the naming feedback. Title: Two for Tea* Author: Seth Tepfer Formation: 4x4 A1: Long lines (8), in fours, Right hand chain to neighbor (8) A2: Same person DSD (8), Neighbor swing (8) B1: in fours, balance the ring (4), petronella spin to a wave of two - give neighbor LEFT hand to form short waves of two people; balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4) B2: balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4); left hand dancer turn around and partner swing; end swing facing original direction and new couples progressed and on the other side of the 4-some Note: * At the start of the dance, identify your traveling buddy of the opposite role. This is your shadow. When doing the circulate two think of the direction you are facing as a racetrack or a paperclip - if you get to the end you will loop to your left to continue. You will end up in the place of the 2 people in front of you. You will pass 3 people and take the hand of the 4th. If you loop, looping counts as passing one person. When you remake the wave of two, the person you take left hands with is your shadow, *Please note new name and discard previous name of the dance. Link to video that will help describe the dance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1daSO086UwpoRA-J3C2j2jN2uQkwQGN4n/view?usp=sharing * We only had 8 people, so after partner swing, we faced back in to repeat the dance. Normally after partner swing you would face your original direction to have new couples to play with. * The musician was playing "Softly Good Tummas' on a lark and because it is such a fabulous tune. That tune is not requisite for the dance. Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
Good dance I think the second half of the dance can be better described as follows B1 Balance circle of 4 (4) Petronella finish taking left hands in a wavy line of 2 with person you swung. (4) (Tell dancers to think of their group of 8 as a racetrack or paper clip of 8 everyone facing CCW) Balance the line of 2 (4) Walk forward 2 places in the racetrack, looping left at the ends, take left hands with shadow (4) B2 Balance with shadow (4) Walk forward 2 places in racetrack Those in front of their partner turn back over right shoulder to swing partner, end facing in original direction (8) ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
[Callers] Re: New dance for your consideration
Hello Callers. Update on the dance previously presented. Thank you Bill Baritompa for the suggestion to switch to left hand waves. Much more satisfying! Thank you Tanya for the naming feedback. Title: Two for Tea* Author: Seth Tepfer Formation: 4x4 A1: Long lines (8), in fours, Right hand chain to neighbor (8) A2: Same person DSD (8), Neighbor swing (8) B1: in fours, balance the ring (4), petronella spin to a wave of two - give neighbor LEFT hand to form short waves of two people; balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4) B2: balance (4), "circulate 2" (walk forward two spaces) (4); left hand dancer turn around and partner swing; end swing facing original direction and new couples progressed and on the other side of the 4-some Note: * At the start of the dance, identify your traveling buddy of the opposite role. This is your shadow. When doing the circulate two think of the direction you are facing as a racetrack or a paperclip - if you get to the end you will loop to your left to continue. You will end up in the place of the 2 people in front of you. You will pass 3 people and take the hand of the 4th. If you loop, looping counts as passing one person. When you remake the wave of two, the person you take left hands with is your shadow, *Please note new name and discard previous name of the dance. Link to video that will help describe the dance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1daSO086UwpoRA-J3C2j2jN2uQkwQGN4n/view?usp=sharing * We only had 8 people, so after partner swing, we faced back in to repeat the dance. Normally after partner swing you would face your original direction to have new couples to play with. * The musician was playing "Softly Good Tummas' on a lark and because it is such a fabulous tune. That tune is not requisite for the dance. Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center ___ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
